Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-15

spent two nights and a day in q land
where the greatest variety and charm
ing beauty had delighted and enter
tanned us, land we felt as if we had made
a visit to fair y-land. If l had plenty
of money and leisure time, and agreea-
BILE company, and wished to seek a
place to spend a few weeks of Joyous
recreation, there is no place that have
ever seen that | would sooner go
than to Delmonte of the Southern
Pacific, ear old Monterey ,on Monterey
Bay, California.
After spending a few days at San
Jose, including the Sabbath, which to
me in California, as elsewhere, is the
happiest day OF the week, we started
north on a trip to the Geysers, the Hot
Springs of California, in SOnOma coun-
ty. On this trip we were accompanied
by a new man, but one we'll known
and beloved by us, and one whose
natural inquisitiveness had made
him a close observer of men
and things from his childhood.
lie had lived under our roof and made
a part of IL family here in Lexington
for a number of years, and l had taught
him a great many things and had help
ed him acquire a knowledge OF many
other things, and he had made good use
of his opportunities, and had observed
most things carefully and had preserv-
ed the recollection of those things worth
remembering. To his natural talent he
had added much acquired capacity for
rendering us novices the greatest assis--
lance in visiting these wonderful Curl
osities OF California. We had to pass
through the city in going to the Geysers
from San Jose, and here we would feel
the need of a we'll posted guide.
In our travelling companion we
had just such q guide. He
had lived nearly ten years in
the city, and though a moral
man, he was acquainted with
nearly every nook and corner of this
large city. To his natural inclination,
felt by all Californians, to make all
things appear to the best advantage to
those visiting the state, he added that
other feeling that prompted him out OF
gratitude to make those happy who had
so often made him happy. Few travel
ers had a more competent or a more
agreeable companion than had we on
our trip up the Sonoma valley to
Cloverdale and across the mountains
and down the Napa valley to the bay.
[ won't mention his name in this imme-
date connection, but I will say to you,
Mr.. Editor, and to any other Lexing-
tonian who may be going to California,
if you wish to meet with an enthusias-
tic Californian, but who still retains a
lively aud happy recollection of the days
and scenes of his boyhood, to show what
is in and around San Francisco and who
will find the greatest pleasure in con-
tributing to your enjoyment while
there, call on James w. Findlay, now
of San Jose, and if you don't give him
a recommend" (coining q word like
the New York boodler did when he
made the word, ''a combine") then l am
mistaken in him and you too.
We lett San Jose on the morning OF
July 18th, accompanied also by our
brother, who was going to the city, and
in q few hours we were safely sheltered
in the Baldwin hotel, a magnificent
hotel, second in size only to the
Palace hotel, but not a whit be-
hind in style or accommodations. The
landlord, Mr.. Pearson, was an old &C
quaintance of our companions, and a
IAiilSbI AS"HnS WV
means, we soon gained access to
his good graces and he entertained us
b handsomely. He was preparing his
hotel for the g.. A. r. reception
and though we had 10 great mill
tary title, and were not heralded by
newspaper advertisements. l doubt
whether any n was more cordially
or gracefully cared for than we for the
several days of our stay in the city.
Everything was nice and clean and in
abundance, and it gave the proprietors
and employees pleasure to wait on US.
We spent the first night out of San
Jose at the Baldwin, and as we have q
two days trip before us, partly to be
made over the mountains in q spring
wagon, not a drag, though it did drag
slowly and hard part of the way, and
as we are now living over again in
fancy a part of the time SO ~agreeably
spent in San Francisco, we will rest tor
another week before completing the
narrative of our journey to the
Geysers. Il.